Pear Crisp (or Peach!)
2-29 oz cans of sliced pears (or peaches!)
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup flour
2 cups oats
Dash of cinnamon
1 cube (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
Preheat the oven to 350. Drain the fruit (leave a bit of juice in, but not too much or you'll have a soupy dessert) and put it in a 9x13 pan. Melt the butter (Protip: I recommend using a pot on the stove instead of microwaving it; it takes a bit more time, but the cleanup necessary if you use the microwave takes a lot longer than that). Combine the dry ingredients, making sure you break up any clumps of brown sugar. Add the melted butter to the dry ingredients and mix well. Put the mixture on top of the fruit in the pan and distribute it evenly. Put it in the oven for 25 minutes; check it. If the crispy part isn't bubbling, leave it in for five more minutes. There's no need to let it cool down once it's done, and it's flippin amazing with vanilla ice cream!
Note: If you're not feeding more than four people, just cut the recipe in half and use an 8x8 dish. The baking time remains the same. Enjoy!
Yummmm!
Awesome commenter Alex's suggestion: add a handful of frozen berries to the fruit! If you don't thaw them beforehand, make sure you drain the canned fruit very, very well! I am definitely going to give it a shot next time I make this dessert!
I love a dish that can be either dessert OR breakfast. This one fits that bill.
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally, we ate the leftovers from last night for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteI throw frozen berries in too. :D They lose a bit of liquid though, so you have to drain your fruit pretty well (or thaw the berries ahead of time so you know how much juice they have). Crisp is also surprisingly good cold.
ReplyDeleteNot only is it a great breakfast(and I am sure healthy....fruit!....oatmeal!), the flavors tend to marry well over the elapsed time to present your tongue with an even fuller flavor experience...yum!
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